On Twitter, Beliebers were quick to jump to the pop star's defense with many seemingly unable to grasp the notion that the tween hearthrob had in fact been jailed. Others, less shocked by the reports, wrote of their surprise that it had not happened sooner. And the reaction to Bieber's grinning mug shot drew comments of disbelief and mirth.

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Belieber @MyCanadianSide attempted to explain the reason behind the wide grin on the "Baby" singer's mugshot: "The only reason Justin Bieber smiled in the mugshot was bec he knew that all of us would see it and he wanted to pretend as if he was okay"